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I have been happily using my NSLU2 until the registry on my desktop got corrupted last week. I had to rebuild the machine from the ground up, and now I m

Message 1 of 8
, Dec 29, 2004

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I have been happily using my NSLU2 until the registry on my desktop
got corrupted last week.
I had to rebuild the machine from the ground up, and now I'm locked
out of all the files that were on the attached disks.

I had set it up so that "everyone" had read only access, and two
named users had RW access.

I have RW access to the DRIVES (ie I can create and delete new
files), but cannot change, delete, or write any new files to the
existing folders!

When I open the drive (in Windows XP pro) and check properties, they
show as "read only", and I am unable to change that ("access
denied").

obviously the system is vesting ownership of those files to the
computer that died; how can I change that? Is the only recourse to
back all of those files up to a drive NOT on the NSLU2, then
reformat the NSLU2 drives and copy them back? That is not a very
warm and fuzzy option.

Thanks in advance for any tips or help!
Mike McCaw

Krusty The Clown

I have this same problem, everything is access denied. I can read but I can t write or delete current or new files. I don t know what caused this. I would

Message 2 of 8
, Jan 26, 2005

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I have this same problem, everything is access denied. I can read
but I can't write or delete current or new files. I don't know what
caused this. I would really appreciate it if someone could help me
fix this problem.

odvdveer

Login with telnet or ssh. Edit your .profile and add the command umask 0 This will set the correct permissions for new files, it will allow everyone to read

Message 3 of 8
, Jan 26, 2005

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Login with telnet or ssh.

Edit your .profile and add the command umask 0
This will set the correct permissions for new files, it will allow
everyone to read and write them, if you want the permissions different
google for more instructions on umask

For the existing files you can:
- cd to directory where they reside
- give command chmod ugo+rw *

>
> I have this same problem, everything is access denied. I can read
> but I can't write or delete current or new files. I don't know what
> caused this. I would really appreciate it if someone could help me
> fix this problem.

Krusty The Clown

I tried the chmod ugo+rw * command for some of my existing files and I get a read-only file system error message. Where is the .profile located? What command

Message 4 of 8
, Jan 30, 2005

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I tried the chmod ugo+rw * command for some of my existing files and
I get a read-only file system error message. Where is the .profile
located? What command do I use to edit it?

>
> Login with telnet or ssh.
>
> Edit your .profile and add the command umask 0
> This will set the correct permissions for new files, it will allow
> everyone to read and write them, if you want the permissions

different

> google for more instructions on umask
>
> For the existing files you can:
> - cd to directory where they reside
> - give command chmod ugo+rw *
>
> Olga
>
>
> --- In nslu2-general@yahoogroups.com, "Krusty The Clown"
> <tempbart@e...> wrote:
> >
> > I have this same problem, everything is access denied. I can

read

> > but I can't write or delete current or new files. I don't know

what

> > caused this. I would really appreciate it if someone could help

me

> > fix this problem.

odvdveer

You have to be logged in as owner of the file or root. The .profile should be in the directory you are in after you have logged in, you can also get there by

Message 5 of 8
, Jan 30, 2005

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You have to be logged in as owner of the file or root.

The .profile should be in the directory you are in after you have
logged in, you can also get there by just entering the command cd
Type vi .profile, if you do not have a .profile file one will be made,
otherwise you will be able to edit the existing file.
Check manual voor vi or
"http://www.nslu2-linux.org/wiki/Puppy/ViCrashCourse" for information
on how to use vi

>
> I tried the chmod ugo+rw * command for some of my existing files and
> I get a read-only file system error message. Where is the .profile
> located? What command do I use to edit it?
>
> --- In nslu2-general@yahoogroups.com, "odvdveer" <odvdveer@h...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Login with telnet or ssh.
> >
> > Edit your .profile and add the command umask 0
> > This will set the correct permissions for new files, it will allow
> > everyone to read and write them, if you want the permissions
> different
> > google for more instructions on umask
> >
> > For the existing files you can:
> > - cd to directory where they reside
> > - give command chmod ugo+rw *
> >
> > Olga
> >
> >
> > --- In nslu2-general@yahoogroups.com, "Krusty The Clown"
> > <tempbart@e...> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have this same problem, everything is access denied. I can
> read
> > > but I can't write or delete current or new files. I don't know
> what
> > > caused this. I would really appreciate it if someone could help
> me
> > > fix this problem.

Krusty The Clown

When I do the command cd Type vi .profile like you said it gives an error message cd: can t cd to Type . What do I do now? ... made, ... information ...

Message 6 of 8
, Feb 1, 2005

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When I do the command "cd Type vi .profile" like you said it gives
an error message "cd: can't cd to Type". What do I do now?

>
> You have to be logged in as owner of the file or root.
>
> The .profile should be in the directory you are in after you have
> logged in, you can also get there by just entering the command cd
> Type vi .profile, if you do not have a .profile file one will be

> > read
> > > > but I can't write or delete current or new files. I don't

know

> > what
> > > > caused this. I would really appreciate it if someone could

help

> > me
> > > > fix this problem.

Tom Gross

Krusty, I m sure Olga meant that you can 1. use the cd command (change directory command) to get to the directory containing the .profile file. 2. edit the

Message 7 of 8
, Feb 1, 2005

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Krusty, I'm sure Olga meant that you can

1. use the cd command (change directory command) to
get to the directory containing the .profile file.

2. edit the .profile file with the vi editor.

By the way, I am confused about the two NSLU2 Yahoo
groups - I would have expected this "general" group to
be for people who are using the device as sold by
Linksys, not for people using the unslung firmware.

Should I be posting my newbie questions about how to
set up the DNS and gateway to this group instead of
the linux group?

>
> When I do the command "cd Type vi .profile" like you
> said it gives
> an error message "cd: can't cd to Type". What do I
> do now?
>
>
> --- In nslu2-general@yahoogroups.com, "odvdveer"
> <odvdveer@h...>
> wrote:
> >
> > You have to be logged in as owner of the file or
> root.
> >
> > The .profile should be in the directory you are in
> after you have
> > logged in, you can also get there by just entering
> the command cd
> > Type vi .profile, if you do not have a .profile
> file one will be
> made,
> > otherwise you will be able to edit the existing
> file.
> > Check manual voor vi or
> >
>